GM: Dave Dombrowski (since 1989)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martinez | 37 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.3 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Larry Walker | 24 | pre-arb | 137 | 3.8 | 0.2 | +2.0 |
| Ivan Calderon | 29 | FA-elig | 134 | 3.5 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
| Chris Nabholz | 24 | pre-arb | 24 | 2.9 | 0.1 | +1.6 |
| Spike Owen | 30 | – | 139 | 2.6 | – | – |
| Marquis Grissom | 24 | – | 148 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Bret Barberie | 23 | – | 57 | 2.0 | – | – |
| Dave Martinez | 26 | arb | 124 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Oil Can Boyd↔ TEX | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.7 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Delino DeShields | 22 | – | 151 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Jeff Fassero | 28 | – | 51 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Gilberto Reyes | 27 | – | 83 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Kenny Williams↔ TOR | 27 | arb | 34 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Brian Barnes | 24 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mark Gardner | 29 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Tim Wallach | 33 | – | 151 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Chris Haney | 22 | – | 16 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mel Rojas | 24 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Rick Mahler↔ ATL | 37 | – | 10 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Ron Hassey | 38 | – | 52 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Ruskin | 28 | pre-arb | 64 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tim Burke↔ NYM | 32 | – | 37 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Bullock | 31 | – | 73 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Doug Piatt | 25 | – | 21 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Nikco Riesgo | 24 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| John Vander Wal | 25 | – | 21 | -0.1 | – | – |
| David Wainhouse | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bill Long | 31 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Nelson Santovenia | 29 | arb | 41 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Dave Schmidt | 34 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Steve Frey | 27 | pre-arb | 31 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Tom Foley | 31 | – | 86 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 30 | FA-elig | 71 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Barry Jones | 28 | arb | 77 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| Ron Darling↔ NYM | 30 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Junior Noboa | 26 | – | 67 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Andres Galarraga | 30 | – | 107 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Bill Sampen | 28 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 18 of them (47%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.
| Player | Year | WAR for WSN |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martínez | 1986 | 22.5 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 2011 | 20.8 |
| Trea Turner | 2015 | 19.4 |
| Liván Hernández | 2003 | 17.2 |
| Bryn Smith | 1977 | 16.4 |
| Moisés Alou | 1990 | 13.8 |
| Tanner Roark | 2010 | 12.8 |
| Mike Lansing | 1991 | 12.0 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Grady Sizemore | 2002 | 30.3 |
| Cliff Lee | 2002 | 14.7 |
| Tim Raines | 1990 | 14.5 |
| Lucas Giolito | 2016 | 13.5 |
| Cliff Floyd | 1997 | 13.2 |
| Gary Carter | 1984 | 12.8 |
| Maicer Izturis | 2004 | 12.2 |
| Carl Pavano | 2002 | 8.1 |